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| Joby GP1-01EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod (Grey) | 
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| Brand: Joby
Category: Photography
List Price: $21.99
Buy New: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  339 reviews
Color: Grey
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Maximum Weight Recommendation (lbs): 0.7
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 1.2 x 1.2 x 5.9
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: GP1-01P
Model: GP1-01P
UPC: 854630001001
EAN: 0854630001001
ASIN: B000EVSLRO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A mixed bag July 25, 2008
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 Strange and uneffective July 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
From the picture I wasn't sure what to make of this gadget. When it arrived I excitedly looked open the box and uncovered something resembling a tech version of a monkey's paw. A tripod type device that screws onto your camera or various electronics via two interchangeable attachments. I tried it out on my Nikon digital camera. It held the device like it was supposed to but it looks REALLY tacky. More of a case of function over form. I just couldn't recommend it.
 Excellent, flexible mounting for lightweight gadgets July 25, 2008
Joby has put together an ingenious little product that provides a stable platform to mount a lightweight digital camera or serve as a stand for an iPod.
The Gorillapod is made up of a number of rubberized plastic balls that each are moveable. The result is a product that you can wrap around posts, chairs, trees, etc. You can also turn it into a plain old miniature tripod.
The package comes with three different connectors that snap into the Gorillapod. There's a suction cup (for mounting an iPod/iPhone), a permanent adhesive connector (for attaching to a device), and one with a standard tripod mount for attaching a digital camera or any other device that supports a standard tripod mount.
PROs
The Gorillapod is well constructed and very easy to stabilize. It is flexible but seems to hold the position it is set to. It doesn't take much work to balance it on its three flexible legs, and it's even easier to wrap it around something snugly. The suction cup has a little lever to lock it into place and was very well thought out. It attached itself securely to my iPhone 3G.
CONs
Not many but I do have a few. First it would have been nice if the Gorillapod folks came up with some way to keep all of the little connector pieces together. I know I will lose the suction cup connector or the tripod connector. It's just a matter of time! As good as it feels now, I wonder how rigid it will be after a few months of continually readjusting. It already feels noticeably loser than when I opened the package earlier this evening.
CONCLUSION
I am very pleased with the Gorillapod and plan to use it quite extensively. I am most excited about the fact I can mount my video light on it and be able to attach it to just about anything in a room. This particular version of the Gorillapod is designed for lightweight devices only, so be sure to look for one of the heavier duty models if you plan to use larger devices like a digital SLR.
Fantastic invention. Holds all kinds of personal electronics! July 25, 2008
What a great invention! This is an improved camera tri-pod that's been updated so it can be used with all kinds of electronics such as palm pilot, ipod, cell phone, etc as well as a point and shoot camera.
For the camera, it is useful because you can be in the photo as well . You can put it on a table but you can also wrap it on a fence or a branch or place it on an uneven surface. Group photos without one member having to be missing to take the photo. So cool!
For video ipods, you can watch movies on a plane without having to hold it. You can put it on the traytable and just watch. The suction grip is included and is pretty sturdy. My husband likes to keep his ipod touch on his desk and can view it without having to hold on to it. Very useful.
It also comes with clip attachments for other electronics.
I would recommend it even just use with the camera alone! Love it!
Great versatile Tripod, works for what it's meant for July 25, 2008
It does what It says it will do. It'll hold your "pocket size" cameras just about were ever & how ever you want it to. This tripod is not meant for cameras that weight a decent amount! Refer to my note at the bottom of the review for more... As long as you have a smaller/average sized camera it'll work just fine.
I used this with my Vado pocket video camera and it's a great fit for it! I can use a bookshelf edge to slide the legs around and hold the cam in place while I play with my niece and nephew or am setting up a practical joke to play on a family member.
It's parts:
Try pod itself:
They are ball and socket type pieces that fit pretty tightly together and offer a good amount of restricted movement to put your cam the way you want it to be.
Tripod legs:
They have rubber banding around each joint and the ends of the feet are capped in some quality rubber, by that I mean they are not going to fall apart but they will help hold the device in place, say on a metal pole or whatever you are trying to wrap the legs around.
Clip holder on tripod:
it has a locking mechanism to hold the clips in place so they don't just slide off and your cam hit the ground and break, great idea. Also that locking mechanism have a lock for it as well so you can't accidentally hit the button and cause your cam to fall.
Clips included:
1 screw mount - I liked how it's setup for a nickle or quarter to be used to tighten down the screw into the camera, rather convenient so you don't have to keep a screw driver handy, it's curved just like it should be for a nickle or quarter to be used.
1 suction cup - It has a clamp that you fold over to give it some real suction power to hold any smooth surfaced device on tightly, like cell phones and PDAs and so on.
2 adhesive clips - basically peal and stick on clips for those items you want to use with the tripod but they aren't smooth enough for the suction cup and don't have a screw mount built in. They are really low profile so that's an extra benefit, they don't take up hardly any room.
NOTE:
Not for larger cameras, I decided to put my Canon S3 IS on top of this thing and yeah, it did OK while the legs were put straight up and down, but the second you try to hold it any other way the camera sags or the legs bend down, granted the Canon S3 is no small camera, but I just wanted to know how it would do. It is doable with this tripod, but only in certain situation. Would work good when you need that table/floor level shot for what ever reason.
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